# Session State: {{AGENT_NAME}}

> Hot working memory. Updated every turn. Read first on resume.

## WAL Protocol

**Write important details HERE before responding to the user.**
This prevents data loss if the session crashes or context compacts mid-response.

## Current Task

- Task: [what you're working on right now]
- Started: [timestamp]
- Status: [in progress / blocked / waiting]
- Key decision: [the most important choice made this session]

## Context Window Usage

- Estimated usage: [low / medium / high / DANGER ZONE]
- If above 60%: activate Working Buffer below

## Active Decisions

| Decision | Choice | Reason | Reversible? |
|----------|--------|--------|-------------|
| | | | |

## Pending Actions

- [ ] [action 1]
- [ ] [action 2]

## Working Buffer

> Activate when context usage exceeds 60%. Capture key exchanges here
> before they are lost to compaction. This is your safety net.

### Recent exchanges to preserve

[Paste critical user messages and your key responses here when in the danger zone]

### Key facts from this session

[Extract and list facts that would be lost on compaction]

## Compaction Recovery

If you're reading this after a context compaction:
1. Read this SESSION-STATE.md first (you're here)
2. Read today's daily log: `memory/$(date +%Y-%m-%d).md`
3. Read memory/MEMORY.md for long-term context
4. Search daily logs for relevant prior context
5. Resume from the Current Task and Pending Actions above